The former NFL quarterback deserves every last penny after allegedly being blackballed from the NFL for taking a knee during the National Anthem.

#TakeAKnee icon and free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernickhasn’t been signed to an NFL team this season, but he may be getting signed for something better.

According to The Bleacher Report, the former 49ers quarterback is reportedly hashing out a $1 million book contract with Random House imprint One World. One World’s also published books by rapperJay-Zand Ta-Nehisi Coates.

As Page Six reported, Kaepernick had been seen “taking meetings with publishers in the New York offices of WME” to shop his planned book. He’s also repped as an athlete by agent Carlos Fleming.

Here’s the deal though: One World has yet to confirm or deny his new project.

Ever since last fall, Kaepernick has been the face of the resistance when he vowed to kneel during the National Anthem to raise awareness around police brutality and racial injustice in this country. While he has yet to be signed to a team, the protest he started has transcended him and become a national symbol of peaceful protest against the powers that be.

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#IStandWithColin: Celebrities That Have Taken A Knee

Despite what #45 says, the #TakeAKnee Movement is about standing up to the police brutality and racial injustice happening in this country right now. Started by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick last year, the notion of kneeling during the National Anthem has grown since then into a worldwide movement that has inspired, raised awareness and illuminated the power of our First Amendment right to peaceful protest.
Here are a few brave celebrities who have publicly taken a knee in solidarity with this fight for freedom: